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QUESTION 16-Identify the film in which Wayne had his first leading role, portraying a young trapper journeying from the Mississippi River to the West as part of a wagon train.

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Correct Incorrect Released in 1930 and directed by Raoul Walsh, The Big Trail played a pivotal role in launching John Wayne's career as a leading man. In this western epic, Wayne portrayed a young trapper leading a wagon train as they made their way from the Mississippi River to the Western frontier. Despite grooming Wayne, director John Ford reportedly harbored anger towards Wayne for taking the role and didn't collaborate with him for several years thereafter.

QUESTION 16-Identify the film in which Wayne had his first leading role, portraying a young trapper journeying from the Mississippi River to the West as part of a wagon train.

• El Dorado
• The Big Trail
• The Wrong Arm of the Law
• The Cowboys